Friends of the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
Give to the Max Day
Exciting News!
We will be participating in Give to the Max day through GiveMN.org for the first time this year. It will be on Thursday, November 19. If you are interested in helping us reach our fundraising goal, considering giving on Give to the Max day through GiveMN.org. Keep an eye on our website and Facebook as we will be sharing more information as we get closer to the date.
Created as a launch party for GiveMN.org in 2009, Give to the Max Day has turned into Minnesota’s giving holiday. It is a special 24-hour period to highlight the work and worth of nonprofits and schools all across Minnesota, and a day for generous Minnesotans to give back what they can to the causes and organizations that mean the most to them. And as a bonus, GiveMN offers thousands of dollars in prizes to provide a little excitement, start some friendly competition, and help donors make their dollars go farther.
We will be participating in Give to the Max day through GiveMN.org for the first time this year. It will be on Thursday, November 19. If you are interested in helping us reach our fundraising goal, considering giving on Give to the Max day through GiveMN.org. Keep an eye on our website and Facebook as we will be sharing more information as we get closer to the date.
Created as a launch party for GiveMN.org in 2009, Give to the Max Day has turned into Minnesota’s giving holiday. It is a special 24-hour period to highlight the work and worth of nonprofits and schools all across Minnesota, and a day for generous Minnesotans to give back what they can to the causes and organizations that mean the most to them. And as a bonus, GiveMN offers thousands of dollars in prizes to provide a little excitement, start some friendly competition, and help donors make their dollars go farther.
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Join/renew online, OR download membership form here and send with your donation to: Ron Walth Friends of the Hormel Nature Center (FHNC) PO Box 83 Austin, MN 55912 |
A note from our President:
March 2020
Come and see, come and see, come and see!
The Hormel Nature Center has recently become a Regionally Significant Park, so come and see what it has to offer!
Come and see:
· Guka, our barred owl, or Sha & Wiyaka, our red tailed hawks.
· The trails, with wildflowers blooming all summer long.
· The tower, Dobbins Creek, the pine forest.
· The log cabin converted to a homestead.
· The great staff—Sydney, Kelly, Alison, Julie, and Luke.
· The volunteers and the great group of summer mentees—who help keep the nature center up and running smoothly.
· The Sola Fide Observatory and all the night sky has to offer.
· Our sweet side through maple syruping at our sugar shack, and the honey production by our honey bees hard at work.
· The hustle and bustle during free nature play afternoons or our many different senior specials.
Come and see all the Nature Center has to offer—most of all come and enjoy this tremendous community asset.
Please be sure to welcome Alison Jennings, the new intern, all the way from Delaware!
Many thanks to the outgoing board members: Joe Dolan, Darlene Walth, and Arlen Schamber.
A big welcome to the new board members: Merrilyn Berg, Tim Ruzek, Ron Walth, and Terry Dorsey.
-Gary Zimmerman, President of the Friends of the Hormel Nature Center
March 2020
Come and see, come and see, come and see!
The Hormel Nature Center has recently become a Regionally Significant Park, so come and see what it has to offer!
Come and see:
· Guka, our barred owl, or Sha & Wiyaka, our red tailed hawks.
· The trails, with wildflowers blooming all summer long.
· The tower, Dobbins Creek, the pine forest.
· The log cabin converted to a homestead.
· The great staff—Sydney, Kelly, Alison, Julie, and Luke.
· The volunteers and the great group of summer mentees—who help keep the nature center up and running smoothly.
· The Sola Fide Observatory and all the night sky has to offer.
· Our sweet side through maple syruping at our sugar shack, and the honey production by our honey bees hard at work.
· The hustle and bustle during free nature play afternoons or our many different senior specials.
Come and see all the Nature Center has to offer—most of all come and enjoy this tremendous community asset.
Please be sure to welcome Alison Jennings, the new intern, all the way from Delaware!
Many thanks to the outgoing board members: Joe Dolan, Darlene Walth, and Arlen Schamber.
A big welcome to the new board members: Merrilyn Berg, Tim Ruzek, Ron Walth, and Terry Dorsey.
-Gary Zimmerman, President of the Friends of the Hormel Nature Center
Sunrise from the trails. Photo by Steven Conradt
Mission Statement
To enhance and encourage environmental education, scientific opportunities,
and the enjoyment of nature at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.
To enhance and encourage environmental education, scientific opportunities,
and the enjoyment of nature at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.